A Maximum Wage?

[teuchter]

No ias i said i have read them and it is about interpretation

You have some strange ways of interpreting things. The fact that you can interpret this:

A disproportionate amount of Oxbridge students come from private schools. Because those students have been helped along the way by a well-resourced education which makes them more likely to gain good academic results (and various other qualities) which is what the Oxbridge selection panels are looking for. There's no doubt that is unfair; I think it's unfair and I imagine kabbes would agree too. But that is more the fault of a system which allows privileged private school education than the fault of the Oxbridge universities, or the people who get accepted to them, isn't it?

As being the equivalent of saying this:

'a maximum wage is unworkable i do not belive in it oh and btw ceos are as diverse as bus drivers anyone can make it to oxbridge'

means that I'm going to join kabbes in not wasting any more time trying to discuss this with you.

 

[becky p]

Industry events. Conferences, seminars, that kind of thing. The kind of thing that you go to a lot of once you are working in that type of business. Most people go to these events and keep themselves to themselves or talk with their mates. Some take them as opportunities to expand their contact lists and meet new people. Even fewer then follow up on these meetings and make something of them. It's this latter type of person that is the most likely to end up as a CEO.

I think your right about this kabbes. I think education plays an important role in giving confidence to people to speak up and speak out. Encouragement from parents and peers also is a factor.
Its not something that can be wished or legislated away.

We live in what my dad calls an assisted meritocracy.

 

[tbaldwin]

I think your right about this kabbes. I think education plays an important role in giving confidence to people to speak up and speak out. Encouragement from parents and peers also is a factor.
Its not something that can be wished or legislated away.

We live in what my dad calls an assisted meritocracy.

Perhaps if the govt were pressurised to do something about the ridiculous charitable status of private schools, And the fact that so many people from those schools then go on to have a subsidised Higher education it would be a bit more meritocratic.

 

[teuchter]

Perhaps if the govt were pressurised to do something about the ridiculous charitable status of private schools, And the fact that so many people from those schools then go on to have a subsidised Higher education it would be a bit more meritocratic.

I don't see why, if we are going to have private schools, there is any particular reason not to let them have charitable status. After all, they do take some amount of financial burden off the state system.

I would rather have a situation where we simply didn't have private schools at all.

 

[tbaldwin]

I don't see why, if we are going to have private schools, there is any particular reason not to let them have charitable status. After all, they do take some amount of financial burden off the state system.

I would rather have a situation where we simply didn't have private schools at all.

Sorry but thats nonsense. you say you would like a situation where we had no private schools but you still want them to keep charitable status!!!!!!!!

And you come out with THEIR arguement that they actually save the rest of us money!!!!!!! aaaaagggghhh

Private Schooling cant be banned but it can be made more expenisive and it definetely should be. With the money raised going into the state education of people between 5 and 18.